Amra Naidoo

Experience

Founder, General Partner, Operations & Partnerships Director 2018 - Present (about 8 years)

Accelerating Asia is an early stage venture capital fund that runs programs for startups & investors. Our award-winning flagship accelerator is designed for pre-Series... more

Doing Good Podcast

Founder, Host 2016 - Present (almost 10 years)

Doing Good Podcast episodes are released fortnightly and feature individuals who are driving social impact through their work and/or in their personal lives. The goal is to... more

Shaper Impact Capital (SIC)

Advisor 2019 - Present (almost 7 years)

muru-D

Operations & Community (Asia) 2017 - 2018 (about 1 year)

muru-D is a regional startup accelerator program backed by Telstra (Australia’s largest Telco). Headquartered in Singapore, muru-D’s Asia program has been widely recognized... more

University of Queensland

Marketing & Program Lead (Accelerator & Incubator) (Contract Role) 2017 (3 months)

iLab is the University of Queensland, Australia’s startup accelerator program and UQ Idea Hub is the University’s pre-incubation program.

UN WOMEN, Singapore

Global Team Leader, Project Inspire 2013 - 2016 (over 3 years)

Head, Corporate Partnerships & Media Relations 2013 - 2016 (over 2 years)

Founder

Doing Good Podcast, Accelerating Asia

Employee

UN WOMEN, Singapore, University of Queensland, muru-D

Advisor

Shaper Impact Capital (SIC)

Education

About

Achievements

For close to a decade, Amra has spearheaded high-impact partnerships and programs including the award-winning UN Women global social entrepreneurship program, Project Inspire and muru-D’s which was widely recognised as one of the top startup accelerators in Asia. It is this outlook and depth of experience that has fostered a unique perspective and ability to deliver high impact programs at Accelerating Asia for mulitnationals and governments to optimise startup engagement.

She has been interviewed and featured as a guest author on industry blogs, including The Straits Times, Techcrunch, Reuters and named as one of Harpers Bazaar’s Women Who Inspire Others.

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Skills

Marketing Project/Program Management Public and Media Relations Business Development & Partnerships Communications Strategic Partnerships Social Impact Corporate Social Responsibility Inclusion & Diversity Business Operations Fundraising Venture Capital Business Strategy Startup Founder

Locations

Singapore Australia Asia

Amra Naidoo

Founder & General Partner @acceleratingasia; Host @doing-good-podcast; APAC Lead Shaper Impact Capital. Let's talk about startup investing & business for good